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ḥāl

Though the Ṣūfīs spoke of hundreds of
aḥwāl, the following are among those most often referred to. (1) The
ḥāl of
murāqabah (“watching”) fills the Ṣūfī with either fear or joy according to the aspect of God revealed to him. (2) The
ḥāl of
qurb...